It’s been a couple of weeks, so time I posted about my little smash on the bike.
It’s difficult to say what exactly happened as the result of this was I ended up in Frimley Park ICU and mostly unconscious for nearly 2 days. I have no memory of the crash or the 1.5 mile walk I apparently did back to the car park, or the ambulance, the helpful guys at GoApe, etc.
Can thank bungalistic though for picking up the pieces and getting me to the ambulance. Thanks also I understand to the folk at GoApe.
From what I understand anyway, after we’d been playing around Babymaker, Labyrinth & Deerstalker area, having a good time, we’d been heading back and found some drops and rolls to do. Seems I’d decided to try them out also, even though I’m not too skilled on drops. Though I’d been playing on the jumps earlier that day with some success.
Next thing apparently I’d disappeared over a drop and was found unconscious, then came to and managed to get back to the car park in a very confused state. Ambulance was called for and off I went to the ICU.
A lesson learnt from all this isn’t what I did or didn’t do, as I have no memory of it, but that it’s well worth keeping decent contact details on yourself for these situations, along with any information that medics may need. I had my phone but it was locked so fairly useless. Main thing of use was my donor card with my parents details on.
Considering how often I go out myself without telling anyone where I’m going and not carrying a great deal of info, it makes me realise it’s worth carrying further info. I do many group rides but no one has contact details for me, or I for them, so similar problems could occur.
Anyway, after finally waking up and being moved to a regular ward, I’ve improved fast. A week after the incident and left hospital, just with a couple of fractured vertebrae that look to be healing fine, and stiff neck, but fine otherwise.
It was just supposed to be a simple day playing about at Swinley, not doing anything too adventurous for me. Somehow it went a bit wrong. Ah well.
Book I got today. Had seen it before but picked it up, flicked through and was surprised it covers so many areas and not just the standard trail centres, but many unofficial areas, and found numerous places I’d not realised there was any MTB about. Worth a look.